Cool facts you would want to know about Uber!

“Uberize” is now a word, thanks to the story of Uber’s growth. It means to change the market for a service by introducing a different way of buying or using it, especially using mobile technology. That’s how much Uber has impacted the realities in businesses and service delivery. Here are some interesting things to know about the San Francisco based company founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in 2009.

It was not always called Uber

The name was changed from UberCab to Uber in 2010. The new name means “super”, “high ranking” and has its origins in the German word ‘über’.

Uber cars cannot be more than 10 years old

If you are interested in using your car for Uber, then the car has to be less than 10 years old. If not, sorry, it does not qualify.

There are four classes of Uber drivers: Pros, Crossovers, New Enthusiasts, and Part-Timers. Pros drive the UberBLACK luxury cars. Crossovers are previous taxi or black car drivers that now drive UberX cars and have been active for less than six months. New Enthusiasts are newbies that consistently drive UberX cars. Part-Timers are drivers that have flexible earning opportunity. The 75% of Part-Timers drivers hold other jobs beside Uber.

The top 5 cities using Uber are Washington DC, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and Atlanta.

Uber driver numbers

Uber has over 7 million drivers and 14% of these drivers are women. The 51% of Uber drivers only work 15 hours or less per week. The 25% of drivers have a full time or part time job outside Uber.

Uber discounts are available

There are certain websites where you find an Uber discount code that you can use to get a reduced price on your next Uber fare – this is usually a fixed discount $15 to $20 off, but you can find all sorts of interesting deals.